Baseball Recap: Five Straight Road Victories for Fairmont Senior

Polar Bears

Margin (Wins)

04/19/25 vs Summers County	20
03/29/25 @ Grafton	17
04/23/25 @ North Marion	11
04/19/25 vs East Hardy	10
04/02/25 @ Charleston Catholic	10

Fairmont Senior barely beat North Marion the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Polar Bears put the hurt on the Huskies with a sharp 17-6 victory on Wednesday. The Polar Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by ten runs or more this season.

Logan Canfield made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Canfield was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024.

In other batting news, Cam Peschl was incredible, going 4-for-6 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Gorby, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles.

Fairmont Senior's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for North Marion, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.

Looking ahead, Fairmont Senior will head out to challenge Doddridge County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Marion will be paying especially close attention to the Polar Bears' game: after the Polar Bears face off against Bridgeport, they'll take on North Marion again at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.